I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 333 Apology! Lose money! Abolish the annual currency! My DaSong supports installment payment
The next day, it was nearly noon.

On the big boat on the Baigou River, the second negotiation between Song and Liao officially started.

As soon as Fu Bi and Su Liang got on the boat, they found that tea had been brewed on the big table on the deck.

Liu Liufu, the special envoy of the Liao Kingdom, smiled and said: "Mr. Fu and Yushi Su, we don't dare to drink anymore today. It's time for us to talk about business!"

present.

The border settlements were closed, Yelu Chongyuan became a prisoner, and civil strife continued in Liao.

The Jurchens in the north watched the situation and were ready to move, and the Xixia people also took advantage of the situation and mobilized troops to the border.

The Liao Kingdom was more eager to deal with this conflict than the Song Dynasty.

Immediately, both parties sat down.

In order to prevent Fu Bi and Su Liang from scolding each other again, Liu Liufu took the lead as soon as he sat down.

Yelu Hongji said: "This matter is indeed Daliao's fault."

This answer was expected by Fu Bi and Su Liang.

"Since the Chanyuan Alliance, there has been no war between Song and Liao for forty-five years. On the border between Song and Liao, Dai Bai's people do not know how to fight. On both sides of the Baigou River, commerce and trade are prosperous. However, your country took the lead in destroying the Chanyuan Alliance. Alliance, is there something wrong?"

The weakness of the Liao Kingdom was the border settlement.

Fu Bi continued: "Next, let's discuss the second matter."

The failure of the reform only shows that they are stupid enough.

Liu Liufu put the responsibility for the war on Yelu Chongyuan; he put the responsibility for Su Liang's assassination with a reward on the Liao merchants.

Liu Liufu asked: "I wonder how we can handle this matter so that your country can be satisfied?"

Old Liu Liufu blushed, thought for a while and said, "I wonder how your country wants to resolve this matter?"

Without Yelvzong’s real nod, it would be impossible to implement it.

present.

"In addition, the success or failure of the Daliao Reform has nothing to do with Su Yushi. It is just a misinformation by private businessmen. We are willing to personally post the order to clear Su Yushi's innocence. We really shouldn't hurt our friendship because of this matter. Let's just How about treating this as a misunderstanding and minimizing the big issue?"

Even if Su Liang taught fake reform strategies, the decision-making power of their use was still in the hands of the Liao monarchs and ministers.

The reform of the Liao Kingdom was led by Xiao Ding and Yelu Hongji, and was implemented only after the approval of the Liao Emperor Yelu Zongzhen and many ministers.

Liu Liufu and Yelu Chongyuan finally understood Song Dynasty's intention.

Fu Bi smiled faintly.

"First of all, your country's reform failed, and the reason for the failure was blamed on our officials, which threatened Su Yushi's life. Whether it was a misinformation by your businessmen or someone who wanted to frame it, is this your country's fault? , should I apologize?"

Liu Liufu frowned.

It is simply nonsense to blame Su Liang for the failure of the reform.

It is known to everyone that Yelu Chongyuan sent heavy troops across the Baigou River to attack Xiongzhou City.

The Liao Kingdom had only one wealthy neighbor, the Song Dynasty.

But Liu Liufu certainly couldn't agree so easily.

"You two, this war is a complete misunderstanding. My Majesty never thought of starting a war. It was the nine kings who disobeyed the holy will and took the decision privately, which caused such a serious disaster."

this moment.

"This...this...I will report it to His Majesty. After His Majesty gives his reply, I will reply to you two as soon as possible." Liu Liufu forced a smile on his face.

When Su Liang mentioned the business, Liu Liufu's expression changed instantly.

"Whether you have a chance to punish him or how you want to punish him is an internal matter within your country and has nothing to do with me, the Song Dynasty."

"It's wrong! It's wrong!" Liu Liufu answered truthfully.

"Currently, the Chanyuan Alliance has ceased to exist in name only. We believe that a new treaty should be signed. We give you coins every year just to stabilize the relationship between the two countries. I never thought that you would be the first to destroy the treaty. The coins must be Abolition, as for whether we should abolish the foreclosure trade in the future, it depends on your attitude! At present, the party members are looking forward to me, the Song Dynasty, to open up foreclosure trade on the border of Xixia!" Fu Bi said with confidence.

Yelu Zongzhen, at the suggestion of all Liao officials, had agreed to write an apology to Su Liang.

Su Liang replied: "Special Envoy Liu, our court has made it very clear about this matter. Your emperor must personally write a letter of apology to me. This is not only to clear my name. It is also to make Song Liao The merchants at the border market know that you, the Liao Kingdom, are reasonable. If you are not reasonable, who will be willing to do business with you?"

Yelu Hongji said: "I wonder how much compensation your country wants? This matter was completely done by Yelu Chongyuan for personal gain. After he returns to Liao, my father will definitely punish him severely!"

The cattle, sheep and horses that the Liao Kingdom could exchange with the Song Dynasty also had in Xixia.

various measures during this period.

It turns out that the purpose of the Song Dynasty was to abolish the Sui coins.

And thought that the matter could be solved with a decree from the Liao court.

"Special Envoy Liu, if I destroy your reputation first, then send a killer to kill you, and then think about winning a battle to increase your annual coins. After screwing up, I want to solve all the problems with a decree, will you agree? ?"

If the Song Dynasty completely cut off business relations with them, it would undoubtedly make the Liao Kingdom even worse, which caused a downturn in trade due to the failure of the reform.

The Liao Kingdom could not defend itself at all.

Fu Bi straightened his back and said, "This is not one thing, but three things. Let's talk about them one by one."

The Liao Kingdom was completely unreasonable.

The current Song Dynasty indeed has the strength to abolish the Sui coins.

not to mention.

In this accident, the Liao Kingdom lost the battle first and lost the battle. He had no confidence to fight.

Liu Liufu thought for a while and said: "You two, I'm afraid it won't be possible to abolish the annual currency. This is the guarantee for maintaining peace between Song and Liao. If it is abolished..."

Liu Liufu didn't wait for him to finish.

Fu Bi then said with a grim expression: "Special Envoy Liu, at the moment, we only want to abolish the Sui coins, not completely abolish the Chanyuan Alliance. If your country does not accept it, we will either fight again or break off our relations."

At present, Fu Bi can rely on his tough words.

Liu Liufu looked embarrassed and said, "This matter is of great importance. Please allow me to report it before I give you an answer."

Liu Liufu and Yelu Hongji have no control over such matters.

Yelu Hongji raised his head and said, "The third thing..."

"The third thing is the capture of Yelu Chongyuan. Yelu Chongyuan was a war criminal captured by our dynasty. He caused the death of many soldiers of our dynasty. Based on our losses, he should bear the responsibility for this incident." All the losses from the defeat. We calculated it and didn’t ask you for more. We gave him three million dollars and let him go!”

"Three million strings!"

When Liu Liufu heard this number, he stood up excitedly.

present.

The total annual treasury revenue of the Liao Kingdom was only about five million guan.

Liu Liufu shook his head.

"You two, there are too many! There are too many! You have overestimated the status of the Nine Kings in our Liao Kingdom. Our Liao Kingdom can still operate normally without these Nine Kings. We... we can only produce at most... Give out one hundred thousand strings."

"Yes, up to one hundred thousand guan, no more!" Yelu Hongji added.

Su Liang smiled and said: "You two, we are not taking advantage of others' danger. This business is not forced. If you are not willing to take the money, just let Yelu Chongyuan stay in our Song Dynasty."

Liu Liufu smiled helplessly. "Su Yushi, you are joking. We, the Liao Kingdom, also want to save face. The Nine Kings are of no use to you. Detaining him in the Song Dynasty will only deepen the conflict between the Song Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty. Let him be released with 100,000 yuan." Bar!"

Su Liang shook his head.

"Three million dollars, not a penny less!"

"The price we want is not calculated based on how much Yelv Chongyuan is worth, but based on the value of his destruction."

"But...but we really can't come up with three million yuan at the moment. Even if we exchange cattle and sheep, it...can't be raised in a month or two. My Majesty will definitely not agree!"

Fu Bi stroked his beard and said: "We are still a country of brothers, and we cannot force you to die. Three million strings can be repaid in three years!"

"Of course, we will release him only after the ransom is paid!"

Fu Bi and Su Liang had already thought about it for the Liao Kingdom, and they also wanted to enjoy the feeling of the Liao Kingdom paying ransom every year.

Su Liang looked at Yelu Hongji.

"Prince Yelu, the reputation of the Liao Kingdom is much higher than these three million coins! Besides, in the past forty-five years, your Liao Kingdom has taken away more than fifteen million coins from the Song Dynasty. We only need Three million strings, it’s not too much!”

"Secondly, if Yelu can return to Liao after three years of Chongyuan, it will be of great benefit to you."

Hear this.

Liu Liufu and Yelu Hongji instantly knew what Su Liang meant.

At present, Yelu Chongyuan still has many forces in the court.

But if he was detained for three years in the Song Dynasty, Yelu Hongji could completely annex all his power, which would make Yelu Hongji's future emperor's position more stable.

"Let's think about it!" Liu Liufu said with a frustrated look.

They were unable to refute the requests made by Fu Bi and Su Liang, and they could not make the final decision.

At this time.

Fu Bi said again: "You two, the demands we have made today are the bottom line of our Song Dynasty. There is no bargaining. If we can't reach an agreement, we will find another way."

Hear this.

Liu Liufu and Yelu Hongji could only nod helplessly, and then left with depressed expressions.

The current Liao Kingdom simply did not dare to have another war with the Song Dynasty.

In this negotiation, Song Dynasty made a total of three demands.

Firstly, Emperor Yelv Zongzhen of the Liao Kingdom needs to write a letter of apology to Su Liang in person; secondly, the annual coins promised in the Chanyuan Alliance must be abolished; thirdly, to redeem Yelu Chongyuan, a ransom of three million yuan must be paid.

Of these three requests, apart from being able to agree to the first, the last two made them even more uncomfortable.

……

An hour later.

Su Liang came to the place where Yelu Zhongyuan was under house arrest.

"What? They actually said that this king is worth at most one hundred thousand gold!"

"Over the years, I have worked hard for the Liao Dynasty, but...it is only worth one hundred thousand gold. That little bastard Yelu Hongji wants to kill me..."

After Su Liang informed Yelu Zhongyuan of today's negotiations, Yelu Zhongyuan was so angry that he scolded Yelu Hongji and Liu Liufu for nearly a quarter of an hour.

After scolding, Yelu Zhongyuan looked at Su Liang.

"Su Yushi, if I can't come up with three million strings, you... how will you treat me?"

Su Liang said with a smile: "If there is no war between Song and Liao, we will just imprison you for life. If Song and Liao start a war, then we will only sacrifice you as a flag!"

Yelu Zhongyuan couldn't help but become nervous.

Su Liang added: "King Yelu, you can't be too worried. How could the emperor of your country not redeem you for the dignity of the royal family? Although the Liao Kingdom is very poor at the moment, Prince Yelu has proposed another way to redeem people. Way."

"He proposed to pay the ransom in three years. You will stay in our Song Dynasty for three years. After the ransom is paid, you can return to Liao."

When Yelu Zhongyuan heard this idea, his face darkened instantly.

"This... this bastard is trying to harm me! In three years, he... he will annex all the forces of this king in the court!"

Yelu Zhongyuan couldn't help but feel anxious.

He looked at Su Liang and said, "If I order someone to collect three million taels in advance, can I be put back?"

Su Liang thought for a while.

"I, the Song Dynasty, have always promised a thousand pieces of gold. As long as I get three million yuan, I can release him immediately!"

"Okay...Okay, can you get some pen and ink? I...I want to write a letter to my subordinates and ask...let them raise the money!"

Su Liang nodded and strode out.

The purpose of his coming here was to ask Yelu Chongyuan to raise money to redeem himself.

Yelu Chongyuan's being in the Liao Kingdom did more harm to the Liao Kingdom than being under house arrest in the Song Dynasty.

Su Liang and Fu Bi proposed the strategy of "three-year installments".

On the one hand, it was because the Liao Kingdom did not have enough money to collect three million strings at the time.

On the other hand, it made Yelu Hongji feel that this matter was beneficial to him, and he would definitely approve of it when he reported it to Yelu Zongzhen.

Su Liang asked Yelu Chongyuan to raise money, thinking that after Yelu Chongyuan returned to Liao, he would find that Yelu Hongji was annexing his power, and the conflict between the two parties would inevitably become greater and greater.

Liao's civil strife continued, which was most beneficial to the Song Dynasty.

Su Liang was not worried at all. Yelu Zhongyuan would know that the "three-year installment" theory was not mentioned by Yelu Hongji.

When Yelu Hongji pointed out that Yelu Zhongyuan was only worth 100,000 yuan, the relationship between the uncle and nephew had already collapsed.

Next, Fu Bi and Su Liang only had to wait for feedback from the Liao Kingdom.

Su Liang believed that Yelu Zongzhen would definitely agree to all the conditions he and Fu Bi proposed.

The current Liao Kingdom simply does not have the strength to say "no".

……

On the other side of the Baigou River, in the Liao army commander's tent.

After Liu Liufu and Yelu Hongji were silent for nearly a quarter of an hour, Yelu Hongji spoke.

"Third Secretary, please report to my father! At present, we can only follow the request of the Song Dynasty. If we continue to fight, I am afraid that the Jurchens in the north will rebel. I, the Liao Dynasty, cannot withstand such a torment!"

"Don't be afraid of being scolded. The culprit who caused this evil outcome is Yelu Chongyuan. When he returns to Liao, my father will definitely punish him severely. All his cronies will also be severely punished. It is his willful actions that have caused this. The result of this current shame.”

"Alas! I didn't expect that we would be forced into this by the Song people. What a change!" Liu Liufu picked up the brush.

Yelu Hongji clenched his fists tightly and murmured: "The Song Dynasty became stronger because of its reforms. If we, the Liao Dynasty, want to prosper, we must learn from the Song Dynasty's reforms and eliminate all those wealthy businessmen."

The seeds of reform had already been planted in Yelu Hongji's heart.

Until now, he still doesn't think he was wrong.

It was only believed that the injury was aggravated because the scraping was not done thoroughly during bone scraping. If the scraping was done cleanly, the Liao Kingdom would surely be able to usher in a new life.

He swore that when he ascended the throne of God, he would implement reform strategies to completely change the Liao Kingdom.

(End of this chapter)